The Versova police decided to file chargesheet against Raja Mukherji (37) in a molestation case.

| TNN | Jan 4, 2013, 06.26 PM IST

MUMBAI: The Versova police decided to file chargesheet against Raja Mukherji (37) in a molestation case. The police said that they had collected the case related details and preparing the chargesheet in the case. The police denied the allegation of favouring the accused in the case.

Raja, allegedly molested a former TV professional and an aspiring film director last year after promising to introduce her to his noted actor-sister Rani Mukherji.

The police had arrested him in the case and at present he is on bail. Earlier there was report that the police planning to close the case investigation.

The police stated that the victim planned to direct a film for which she wanted to cast Rani Mukherji. She approached Raja who in turn invited her to a Four Bungalows hotel at Andheri to listen to the script. However, he allegedly took her to an isolated spot in his car. While she was briefing him about the story Mukherji reportedly groped and kissed her.

She managed to escape and reached her Lokhandwala residence. After discussing the incident with her mother, she approached the police.

Mukherji was booked under Indian Penal Code sections 354 (criminal assault on a woman to outrage her modesty) and 363 (kidnapping), both were bailable offences.

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